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-{{DX tag | Braindead | | | 524-00 | '''Critical Care and Medicine''' |Currently Collected | |}}
+{{PreICD10 dx
+| NewDxArticle = Brain death
+}}
+{{DX tag | Neurological Problem | Medical Problem | Braindead |  | 52400 |No | 0 |CC & Med |Currently Collected | | |}}
-[[Category: Diagnosis Coding]]
+A brain-dead individual has no clinical evidence of brain function upon physical examination. This includes:
+* no response to pain
+* no cranial nerve reflexes
+** Reflexes include:
+*** pupillary response (fixed pupils)
+*** oculocephalic reflex, corneal reflex
+*** no response to the caloric reflex test
+*** no spontaneous respirations
+The declaration of brain death must be done by two "independent" physicians either "concurrently" or "separately".
+*The ICD10 code for this is [[Brain death]]
+*See [[Organ Donor]].
+{{Data Integrity Check List}}
+[[Category: Neurological Problem (old)]]